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Description:¡°In the not-so-distant future, we expect to see self-regulated nanomachines delivering drugs or destroying toxic pollutants, motion-based ultrasensitive biosensing of disease markers or chemical agents, or nanorobots cleaning out clogged arteries. These and other exciting future applications of man-made nanomachines will be limited only by our imagination." - Joseph Wang, UC San Diego Biological nanomotors - devices that patrol cells, repair genes, scour out infections, and haul away debris - have evolved over million years to perform specific tasks with high efficiency. The remarkable performance of these biomotors is inspiring scientists to create synthetic versions, nanomachines, to mimic the function of these amazing natural systems. This lecture will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing artificial nanomotors, and summarize recent progress toward the development of these man-made nanomachines. While artificial nanomotors pale compared to nature¡¯s biomotors, recent advances indicate their great potential to perform diverse applications and demanding tasks. Advances include significant improvements in velocity, motion control, cargo-towing force, and life expectancy of catalytic nanomotors. Despite impressive progress, man-made nanomachines still lack the efficiency, functionality, and force of their biological counterparts and are limited to a very narrow range of environments and fuels. Improved understanding of the behavior of catalytic nanomotors will facilitate the design of highly efficient and powerful artificial nanomachines for complex operations in diverse realistic environments, leading to practical nanoscale applications in the not-so-distant future.